S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-inspired Crysis mod becomes full game

An ambitious Crysis mod titled CryZone: Sector 23 has made the jump to full game status, Russian developer Owl Game Studio has announced.

As reported by Rock Paper Shotgun, it's a moody FPS built in CryEngine 3 liberally borrowing story elements from GSC's S.T.A.L.K.E.R series.

The developer's grasp of written English is a little shaky but, according to the game's official site, it focuses on a grief-stricken protagonist who, mourning the death of his son, enters The Zone - a mysterious wasteland devoid of electrical power and populated by mutants. It seems he's looking for the Wish Granter in the hope that he can be reunited with his child.